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Job Description
Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 173,860.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 83.00
- Currently, there are 105,620 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Dentists, General”.
Also Known As…
- Dentists, General
- Pediatric Dentist
- General Dentist/Owner
- Family Dentist
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
- Dentist/Owner
- Dentist
- Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)
- Associate Dentist
- Treatment Coordinator
- Public Health Dentist
- Periodontist
- General Dentist
- Endodontist
- Doctor
- Dental Officer
- Dental Intern
Tasks for “General Dentist”
- Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.
- Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
- Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
- Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
- Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
- Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
- Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
- Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
- Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
- Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
- Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
- Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
- Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
- Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.
- Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
- Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
- Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
- Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
- Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
- Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
Related Technology & Tools
- Bulb irrigators
- Cross-bar elevators
- Dental wax spatuals
- Digital radiographic equipment
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Awls
- Endodontic pluggers
- Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
- Endo excavators
- Amalgam carriers
- Root canal enlargers
- Dental syringes
- Angled pliers
- Straight mosquito forceps
- Pulse oximeters
- Dental cord packing instruments
- Crown scissors
- Amalgam bands
- Dental lasers
- Curved hemostats
- Periodontal pocket markers
- Surgical handles
- Automatic film processing systems
- Fiberoptic dental mirrors
- Periodontal knives
- Rubber dam punches
- Dental chisels
- Pedodontic forceps
- Copalite bands
- Dental laboratory plaster traps
- Plaster knives
- Tongue retractors
- Suture scissors
- Cotton pliers
- Dental wire cutters
- Furcation probes
- Capnographs
- Occlusal force analysis systems
- Straight hemostats
- Periotomes
- Pointing devices
- Pulp testers
- Gauze packers
- Autoclaves
- Surgical gloves
- Porcelain crown pliers
- Model trimmers
- Metric calipers
- Ultrasonic scaler tips
- Pluggers
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
- Towel clamps
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Root canal reamers
- Eyewash stations
- Scanners
- Dental laboratory lathes
- Root canal spreaders
- Amalgam wells
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Tissue retractors
- Laryngeal mask airways LMA
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Bone files
- Matrix retainers
- Masks
- Scalpels
- Root canal files
- High heat sterilizers
- Crane picks
- Curved mosquito forceps
- Periodontal probing devices
- Straight elevators
- Explorers
- Foot controls
- Dental chairs
- Headsets
- Root tip picks
- Dycal instruments
- Wire and arch bar scissors
- Surgical burs
- Daylight loader film processing systems
- Spoons
- Dental fiberoptic retractors
- Rongeur forceps
- Interproximal carvers
- Copalite retainers
- Tongue forceps
- Intraoral microscope systems
- Extraoral x ray equipment
- Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
- Prophylaxis brushes
- Thyroid collars
- Dental operating lights
- Crown removers
- Periosteal elevators
- Enamel hatchets
- Contra angle sheaths
- Chin-length plastic face shields
- Electrically powered dental amalgamators
- Gutta percha dispensers
- Tissue forceps
- Prophy contra angle head assemblies
- Dental matrix bands
- Photo-activated disinfection systems
- Dental air abrasion systems
- Composite placing instruments
- Sharpening stones
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Dental handpieces
- Single-end explorers
- Root canal pluggers
- Intraoral camera systems
- Dental burnishers
- Single-ended periodontal probes
- Crown removing pliers
- Amalgam condensers
- Bone clamps
- Bayonet forceps
- Blood pressure monitors
- Cement spatulas
- Pretracheal stethoscopes
- Rubber dam clamps
- Slow-speed dental handpieces
- Root elevators
- Gates-Glidden drills
- Double-end periodontal probes
- Turvey maxillary expander
- Oral evacuation equipment
- Bridge removers
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Cement placing instruments
- Intraoral printers
- Broaches
- Disimpaction forceps
- Needle holders
- Molar forceps
- Saliva ejectors
- Digital medical thermometers
- Root canal barbed broaches
- Periodontal elevators
- Dental electrosurgery devices
- Root canal rasps
- Dental excavators
- High-speed evacuators
- Wiring pliers
- Air/water syringe tips
- Tooth-whitening argon lasers
- Sickles
- Band setters
- Biscuspid forceps
- Dental condensers
- Surgical scissors
- Metal spatulas
- Straight scissors
- Periodontal curettes
- Straight attachments
- Posterior scalers
- Bite blocks
- Thyroid shields
- Tooth color shade guides
- Fiberoptic aspirators
- Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- Plaster vibrators
- Mouth mirrors
- Anterior scalers
- Nitrous oxide administration equipment
- Manual film processing systems
- Personal computers
- Double-end explorers
- Surgical masks
- Dental x ray protective aprons
- Angle dental handpieces
- Plastic filling instruments
- Endodontic micro-torches
- Dental impression trays
- Dental drills
- Notebook computers
- Dental amalgam carvers
- Rubber dam frames
- Desktop computers
- Endodontic obturating cones
- Dental excavating burs
- Air/water syringes
- Articulating paper forceps
- Straight dental handpieces
- Instrument sharpeners
- Cricothyrotomy devices
- Protective gowns
- Prophylaxis angles
- Chemical vapor sterilizers
- Ligature instruments
- Amalgam retainers
- Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
- Apex locators
- Dental mallets
- Safety glasses
- Spoon excavators
- Crown splitting forceps
- Anterior forceps
- Visible light curing units
- Dental mouth props
- Panoramic x ray equipment
- Surgical elevators
- Dental scissors
- Dental margin trimmers
- Prophylaxis cups
- Air compressors
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